The evolution of floral scent and insect chemical communication

Ecology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-656

  Schiestl, Florian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Defence; Herbivory; Plant volatiles; Pollination; Pre existing bias; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANGIOSPERM; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLORAL TRAIT; INSECT; MONOTERPENE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALIA; GYMNOSPERMAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 77951989365     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01451.x     Document Type: Review

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